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<p>[QUOTE="Gil-galad, post: 1690772, member: 44154"]I purchase coins from both VCoins and Ebay. There are a few other sites that you can get coins from as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope Doug doesn't mind but I'm going to reference his site again. I suggest to read the boxed in section, Vocabulary of Ancient Coins. These articles should help you in a general way to decide what direction you want to go and what to collect.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I started out with no books, little money and lots of websites to read and experienced collectors to learn from. A little more than a year later I have over 100 coins, a few books and lots of knowledge about ancient coins, history, etc. My interest has not dimmed a bit and in fact has intensified greatly. The way I can see it now; I will never return to collecting US coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got a few coins with guidance from some people on forums. Some are here, some are at other forums right now. They gave me pointers and helped me attribute coins and so I was guided and didn't run into any fakes or pay too much for a coin. Perhaps it could be the same way for you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gil-galad, post: 1690772, member: 44154"]I purchase coins from both VCoins and Ebay. There are a few other sites that you can get coins from as well. I hope Doug doesn't mind but I'm going to reference his site again. I suggest to read the boxed in section, Vocabulary of Ancient Coins. These articles should help you in a general way to decide what direction you want to go and what to collect. [url]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/[/url] I started out with no books, little money and lots of websites to read and experienced collectors to learn from. A little more than a year later I have over 100 coins, a few books and lots of knowledge about ancient coins, history, etc. My interest has not dimmed a bit and in fact has intensified greatly. The way I can see it now; I will never return to collecting US coins. I got a few coins with guidance from some people on forums. Some are here, some are at other forums right now. They gave me pointers and helped me attribute coins and so I was guided and didn't run into any fakes or pay too much for a coin. Perhaps it could be the same way for you.[/QUOTE]
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